Isn't it great when you are able to take your own advice to heart and put it to practice?? Today I had to wake up at 5am to workout because I promised to play some evening volleyball after work and (although it is vigorous exercise) I just can't constitute that an adequate workout. So I suppose today is a two-a-day for me??
Anyway, morning workouts are difficult just because of the nature of them: they are in the morninggggg. Now, I most definitely consider myself a morning person, I can't wait to get up and start the day. But my gym workouts are extremely challenging and my mind isn't "awake" enough yet to really get going. This isn't necessarily a problem, as I'll usually just close my eyes and meditate while I let me body do the work. But to go from a sleeping state where the blood pressure is like 80/50 and the heart rate is in the low 50s, to a heart-pounding cardio session with a 170bpm and sweat pouring down the face is no easy task. It's like asking a a 1990s-model Toyota Corolla to go dfrom 0 to 60MPH in 6.8 seconds :S
In any event, I swallowed the words I typed in this post yesterday. I imagined when I wrote the words that sometimes we think we have dug as deep as we can until we reach the concrete floor of the playground sandbox, yet still need to find a way to dig deeper. Each time I wanted to quit, I told myself that I couldn't and forced myself to be capable of reaching deeper and deeper to find the strength and desire to not just finish, but finish strong. I knew I could do it, that it was just a matter of the mind, and one of my biggest goals of undertaking this new lifestyle was to gain back control from my mind. And you know what the result was?
930 CALORIES, BABY! In less than an hour and a half!
I kept reciting all the things I wrote in my blog about busting thru low motivation. It was sheer will power that got me thru it. And then I realized, despite this being such a phsyical challenge, most of all of this is mental. The human body has very few limitations... it's our minds, our doubts, and the things we proclaim as truths to ourselves that constrain us.
So I thought I'd just chime in a bit of inspiration for those of you struggling to fight the good fight. Just trust me: pushing yourself is hard in the beginning, but it is worth it's weight in GOLD. Because the more times you realize that it's your mind that's preventing you from achieving your dreams, the more (and more easily!) you are able to overcome future challenges.
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